I know that if I am affected by the negativity of other
people then I am going to be plunged into the cycle of actions, reactions and
responses over which I have no control.
But if I see them, hear them, respect them as human beings and
individuals and I understand their point of view, I will not let myself be
moved from my position of inner stability.
If I can make sure that I remain my own master, their
negativity will flow over me and above me and not influence me. I can ask myself what it is that I want and
then move in the direction to reach that goal.
I can develop the art of detachment, being friends and yet not allowing
them to touch me.
I can draw on another
analogy here: think of the image of a lotus flower. It is found in dirty, stagnant water yet the
lotus has a waxy substance on its petals and nothing can touch the surface, the
dirt just rolls off. I can create that layer of protection so my inner purity
and stability remain unaffected by outside influences. Only in this way can I be true to myself.
Otherwise I become a puppet of circumstances and situations that others have
created and I am no longer a master of my own feelings and destiny.
I learn to have this protection through the experience of
detachment and the awareness of Universal Energies and this will bring a canopy of blessings
influencing myself and others around me.
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